Cardinal

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1975 - 348   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1975 from France. Fruits are sweet, crisp and juicy.

Accession name
Cardinal (INRA)

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid August 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Crunch
crisp 1

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register